Staff at Neoperl UK in Malvern have been taking part in a Neolympic event for the past 5 weeks, playing a game a week with teammates from all departments across the company. The team-building initiative resulted in new friendships and great team strategies being built.
The event was the idea of the company’s Value Ambassadors. All 150+ staff based on the Malvern site were invited to join, and teams were created combining staff from different departments and shifts. There were 5 games played over the course of 5 weeks including Football, Speed Pool, Netball Goals, Pyramid Cup Challenge and Cornhole.
“Although these were sporting events, we learned so much more. It was a great Teamwork exercise where everyone had an input and encouraged each other, albeit through tears of laughter sometimes. It was an initiative that we believe will improve communication significantly throughout the business. We found that by placing people in teams that they did not work with daily, encouraged everyone to communicate. From rounding up the team to attend on time to working out the best way to play, to cheering and encouraging their teammates on and the feedback from staff was all very positive indeed.” Said Mike Burton, operational site director at Neoperl UK.
At the end of the event an awards ceremony was held, and everyone received a medal and collage of pictures from the event. The Value Ambassadors did a great job and have received lots of positive feedback from work colleagues.
